INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATION
AND CARE OF
Models PF2004–24 Inch,
PF2008–28 Inch
WIDE AISLE SWEEPERS
A Tacony Company.
3101
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Fort Worth,Texas 76140
1-800-880-2913
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L
IMITED WARRANTY
T
his product is warranted to be free of defects
i
n workmanship or materials for one year from date of sale to end user.
Liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing, at its
opening, any part or parts deemed defective by Powr-Flite. If trouble
develops, contact the Powr-Flite distributor from whom the machine was
p
urchased for assistance and/or correction. If necessary, return of the
complete machine to the factory, or its nearest local branch, will be
arranged through your authorized Powr-Flite distributor. No warranty,
expressed or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose, other than the above is made or
authorized by Powr-Flite.
WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT INCLUDE This warranty shall
not be in effect if the product has been subject to misuse, abuse, negligence,
t
heft, loss, or accident; or if the product has been repaired or altered in such a
m
anner as to affect its original design. This warranty does not cover the
replacement of non-approved Powr-Flite parts or parts inoperative because of
wear occasioned by use, nor does it cover the cost of parts or labor incurred
without prior factory authorization. Shipping charges incurred on machines or
p
arts will not be assumed by Powr-Flite. This Warranty does not cover the free
adjustment of any product or part if such was improperly adjusted or altered
by the purchaser.
Under no circumstances will Powr-Flite be liable for
incidental or consequential damages based on any
breach of this Limited Warranty. Your purchase invoice
governs the effective period of this warranty.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Read all Instructions,Warnings, and Cautions before Using
THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE GROUNDED. SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS BOOK.
Always be sure motor and fan have come to a complete stop, and
cord plug removed from wall outlet before servicing cleaner.
When unattended, never leave cleaner running or cord plugged
into receptacle.
When running, never allow fingers, hair or loose clothing to
come near intake suction ports, nozzle, or revolving brush.
Replace damaged or worn parts with genuine original
equipment parts in order to maintain safety and to protect your
limited warranty.
Never vacuum live ashes, cigars, cigarette butts or matches.
Never run over power cord or place sharp objects on it.
Don't close door on the cord or snag it under furniture or doors.
When disconnecting power cord, grasp plug – not cord. Do not
use cord to pull cleaner around.
Don't use in an enclosed space where flammable, explosive,
aerosol spray products, or toxic materials are stored or used, or
where vapors from such materials may be present.
Don't use where oxygen or anesthetics are used.
Don't use cleaner to pick up hard or sharp objects such as
coins, pins, nails, etc. as they may damage the cleaner or filter bag.
Don't plug cleaner into a table lamp or light fixture.
Don't move electric lamps or office equipment while touching
the cleaner.
Never vacuum liquids.
Never vacuum floors, rugs or carpets that are wet.
Do not store outdoors.
Replace worn cord sets immediately.
Do not reach for cleaner that has fallen into water. Unplug cord
immediately from the socket.
Do not use cleaner around electronic safety devices or
computers when they are in use as the magnetic field of the
cleaner motor may affect or upset their operations.
Keep cord away from heated surfaces.
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These guidelines are presented for your protection and convenience. Please read them carefully, since a failure to heed
these precautions could result in discomfort or injury. When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions
should always be followed.
WARNING
TO REDUCE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE ON WET SURFACES.
DO NOT EXPOSE TO WATER – STORE INDOORS.
This appliance should be grounded. In the event of an electrical
short circuit, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by
providing an escape wire for the electric current. This appliance
is equipped with a cord having a grounding wire with an
appropriate grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an
outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with
all local codes and ordinances.
DANGER Improper use of the grounding plug can result in a
risk of electric shock.
If repair or replacement of the cord or plug is necessary, do not
connect the grounding wire to either flat blade terminal. The wire
with insulation having an outer surface that is green with or
without yellow stripes is the grounding wire.
Check with a qualified electrician or serviceman if the
grounding instructions are not completely understood, or if in
doubt as to whether the appliance is properly grounded. Do not
modify the plug provided, if it will not fit the outlet, have the
proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician. Do not cut the
ground pin off of the male plug.
This appliance is for use on a nominal 120 volt circuit, and has
a grounding plug that looks like the plug illustrated in sketch A
above. If a properly grounded outlet is not available, a temporary
adapter which looks like the adapter illustrated in sketches B and
C may be used to connect this plug to a 2 pole receptacle as
shown in sketch B. The temporary adapter should be used only
until a properly grounded outlet (sketch A) can be installed by a
qualified electrician. The green colored rigid ear, lug, or the like
extending from the adapter must be connected to a permanent
ground such as a properly grounded outlet box. Whenever the
adapter is used, it must be held in place by the metal screw.
If it is necessary to use an extension cord, use only a three wire
extension cord that has a three blade grounding plug, and a three
slot receptacle that will accept the plug of the appliance. Replace
or repair a damaged cord.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Your sweeper has been designed to efficiently clean large areas of
carpets. It also performs very well on hard surface floors. The
heavy duty motor provides the power for brush and fan rotation.
The large capacity filter bag, folding handle, foot switch and foot
pedals for nozzle height adjustment provide convenient operation.
The double helical pattern brush pushes dust toward the center
of the brush and vacuum inlet pick up.
In areas where more than average dirt is present, it is
recommended that a second pass be made over the carpet without
turning the machine around. That is, back up the machine to lift the
carpet nap, thus helping remove the heavy deep dirt or sand.
This machine must be connected to the correct power source for
performance to correspond with data on nameplate.
BRUSH ADJUSTMENTS
The top pedal at the right rear of machine is used to adjust the
brush up from the carpet floor. Six settings are provided. These
basic settings can be changed by adjusting the front caster heights.
The casters are adjusted to provide level contact of bristles to the
carpet floor.
To lower brush, depress lower pedal at right rear of machine
down with slow positive pressure and release one notch of ratchet
at a time.
GROUNDING PIN
ADAPTER
GROUNDING
MEANS
METAL SCREW
COVER OF GROUNDED
OUTLET BOX
GROUNDING METHODS
(A)
(B)
(C)
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
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The nozzle should be set for various nap height carpets. Short
nap carpets require lower settings, high nap higher settings. The
highest setting consistent with good cleaning should be used for any
particular carpet. A machine with the nozzle set lower than
necessary may not give as good a cleaning performance and may
result in excessive wear to carpet and brush bristles and be difficult
to push.
CAUTIONS
Disconnect cord plug from wall outlet when removing dust bag
or inspecting blower fan and brush.
Don’t operate machine without bag and adaptor/deflector in place.
Inspect fan for strings, thread, etc. and remove when cleaning
dust bag.
The brush belt guard and thread guard are designed to prevent
thread and strings from binding the brush. However, the brush
should be inspected frequently and obstructions removed to
prevent damage to bristles.
Do not pick up large metal slugs, metal shavings, or similar
debris. Also care must be taken so as not to suck up loose carpets
or other such bulky articles into the vacuum.
When machine is not in use, place nozzle in up position to lift
brush bristles off the floor, thus preventing damaging a set of brush
bristles.
The machine handle can be stored in the full vertical position, or
laid flat as positioned for packing.
ADJUSTMENTS & MAINTENANCE
The filter bag should be kept clean for best performance. To clean,
release bag strap clamp, remove bag from cable hooks and shake
out bag thru zipper opening and then replace cleaned filter bag.
Adjust belts for wear by loosening brush mounting screws. Pull
brush forward and retighten screws.
To replace a worn brush assembly remove belt cover, remove
screws, two at each end of brush housing. Remove bracket and
thread guard and re-assemble to new brush assembly. Re-
assemble and adjust belt as above.
Check supply cord for worn spots, cuts, etc. Replace if defective
for safety of the operator. Cord is to be stored by winding around
the handle pipe.
HANDLE AND BAG
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
To operate this cleaner it is necessary to attach the handle, bag
and adaptor/deflector to the unit.
1. See Diagram 1.
2. Remove the cleaner from the carton.
3. Unfold the handle by lifting the curved end until aligned (A) with
the handle mounting brackets (B).
4. Insert the speed pin (C) through the bracket alignment hole.
5. See Diagram 2.
6. Attach cloth zippered bag #5, making sure sewn in elastic
opening seals securely around neck of the exhaust opening. Be
sure zipper is completely opened.
7.
Wrap velcro strap around handle and attach to mating velcro strip.
8. Assemble one end of connector hose #1 to hose adaptor #2.
Assemble other end of connector hose #1 to paper bag
adaptor/deflector #3. Paper bag adaptor must be pointing
downward as shown.
9. Expand side gussets of paper bag
#4, place upper half of paper
bag inside zippered bag, mount cardboard collar of bag to paper
bag adaptor starting at top of adaptor and pushing collar all the
way back until contact is made with gasket
#6, place lower half
of paper bag inside zippered cloth bag.
10. Close outer cloth bag zipper fully.
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
1
2
6
5
3
4
1 Connector Hose
2 Hose Adapter
3 Adaptor/Deflector
4 Paper Bag
5 Cloth Zippered Bag
6 Gasket
A
B
C
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